SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD No 44 – October 29

Across: 5 Audio 8 Nematode 9 Navel 10 Anne 11 Llama 12 Ill 15 Arboreum 18 Oboe 20 Pith 21 Rossetti 22 Out 27 Loire 28 Aria 30 Alibi 31 Systemic 32 Sprig. Down: 1 Bean 2 Eaves 3 Lowly 4 Le Havre 5 Annapolis 6 Dove 7 Oslo 10 A River 13 Lops 14 Yodelling 16 Echo 17 Mentha 19 At first 23 Yeast 24 Hazel 25 Lass 26 Liar 29 Iris. Hidden clue: Belladonna Lily; Amaryllis. Winner of Crossword No 44 is Alex T Greer from North Ferriby, Yorkshire.